Roy Elder
Argentina
Performed in Argentina and Latin America with: Mercedes Sosa, Lucho González, Pedro Aznar, Fito Paez, Liliana Herrero, Luis Borda, Chango Farias Gómez, Matías González, Marcelo Braga, Bucky Arcella, Daniel Johansen, Pepi Taveira, Hernán Merlo, Horacio López, Ruben “Mono” Isarrualde, Fernando Kabusaki, Magdalena León (Buenos Aires 8), Jorge Cumbo, Alejandro Santos, Malambo Quintet, Olkar Ramírez (mime), Nora Sarmoria, Batato Barea (actor), Beby Pereyra Gez (actress), Rubén Ferrero and Diablomundo Theatre Group among others.
Composed music for various musical plays: " Quien apagó el Arco Iris", " El Publikornio", " Náufragos (Diablomundo Theatre Group), "Sexo, droga y rock and roll" and "Eucalipto" among others. Arranged three (3) records for Liliana Herrero (Liliana Herrero, Esa Fulanita and Isla del Tesoro). Workshop for actors “ Musical sounds”. Teached at different music and art school’s such as Tademus, Escuela de Música Ruben Ferrero, Escuela de Arte Escénico Diablomundo, Asociación Arte XXI, EMU (La Plata-IASJ member) www.emueducacionmusical.com.ar (1998-2007) and Escuela de Música Contemporánea (Berklee International Network), Argentina. Artistic advisor for various films: "Hombre mirando al sudeste” by Eliseo Subiela and "Limite de riesgo" by Hector Olivera.He translated various workshops and clinics for Berklee College of Music in Argentina. He produces and translatedvarious clinics done by Doug Wimbish (Living Color), Joe Zawinul (Weather Report), Jack Dejohnette (Miles Davis), Dominic Miller (Sting), Scott Henderson (Tribal Tech), Bob Mintzer (Yellowjackets), Dave Holland (Miles Davis) and Mike Stern, Shawn Lane, Robin Eubanks, David Haney and Sid Jacobs.
In 1994 he recorded his first CD with Juancho Perone (J. C.Baglietto), Guillermo Vadala (Fito Paez) and Popi Spatocco (Mercedes Sosa). He finishes recording his second CD MELTER in May 1999 with Facundo Guevara (Pedro Aznar) on percussion and Lapo Gessaghi on guitars (Nito Mestre). He performed “a Capella” and does a workshop on Argentine music in the XII World Saxophone Congress in Montreal, Canada in July 2000. In 2000 he performed with his trio in the V Festival Internacional de Jazz de La Plata-Argentina. In September-October 2002 he tours with Pablo Mini on guitars, percussion and ethnic woodwinds New Zealand and Australia doing 17 concerts and 4 workshops of ethnic and folkoric music of Argentina at primary, secondary and tertiary schools, conservatories, art schools and universities.
Currently he directs “TEMPERLEY ESCUELA DE MUSICA”, where they teach guitar, drums, voice, bass, piano-keyboards, saxophone, clarinet, percussion, theory, harmony, arranging, ear training, composition, Alexander Technique and music for kids.
Mail: info@royelder.com.ar
